also ai agent scientists in a simulated lab could solve big problems like climate change. AI might be the only thing that can save us, if it don't kill us.
It is a technological problem, and will be solved as such.
We "don't do it", because the currently offered solutions are insane. Expecting people to reduce their consumption will just not work. It's an uphill battle against human nature.
The solutions to global warming will likely look like a bunch of mirrors in the deserts or in space.